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AGBI is a premium intelligence platform focused on business dynamics in the Middle East and Gulf region. Headquartered in London it provides global investors with in depth analysis of energy finance and infrastructure serving as a bridge between the Gulf market and the global economy.

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Egypt issues $1bn bond to support development

Egypt issues $1bn bond to support development

Egypt has issued the first sovereign bond in the Middle East and North Africa since the start of the Iran conflict in an effort to support development. The $1 billion

Oil prices stable after falling 6% on Iran peace talks

Oil prices stable after falling 6% on Iran peace talks

Oil prices stabilised in early Thursday trade after dropping 6 percent the previous day following US President Donald Trump’s comment that peace talks with Iran

UK-GCC pact to boost trade by a fifth, officials say

UK-GCC pact to boost trade by a fifth, officials say

The UK and Gulf Cooperation Council finalised a long-delayed free trade agreement on Wednesday, concluding four years of negotiations and putting in place a framework

UAE’s Al Jaber says oil supply will take months to recover

UAE’s Al Jaber says oil supply will take months to recover

Global oil flows will take four months to return to 80 percent of typical levels if the Middle East war ends tomorrow, and won’t be back at full capacity until

Iran war shows who ‘real friends’ are, says Emirati trade minister

Iran war shows who ‘real friends’ are, says Emirati trade minister

The UAE is fundamentally recalibrating its trade strategy in response to the Iran war, capping reliance on any single country for its imports while deepening ties

UAE tightens salary rules as pressure on jobs market mounts

UAE tightens salary rules as pressure on jobs market mounts

The UAE is tightening salary payment rules as businesses grapple with the economic fallout of the US-Israeli war on Iran and some are forced to cut jobs or wages

The Gulf needs carbon taxes, not just capture, to reach net zero

The Gulf needs carbon taxes, not just capture, to reach net zero

The clock is running down. Most Gulf countries have set explicit targets to achieve net zero carbon emissions, despite in normal times being major exporters of

QatarEnergy deal aims to link Cyprus gas sites with Egypt

QatarEnergy deal aims to link Cyprus gas sites with Egypt

The US oil giant ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy have signed a memorandum of understanding with Egypt to evaluate linking their gas concessions in Cyprus to Egyptian

QIA enters $350m Spanish joint investment project

QIA enters $350m Spanish joint investment project

Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Cofides, a Spanish state-owned financial institution, have agreed to establish a €300 million ($348 million) investment fund

Middle Eastern airlines ‘rebound to almost 75% capacity’

Middle Eastern airlines ‘rebound to almost 75% capacity’

Middle Eastern airlines have recovered almost 75 percent of their operational capacity despite being the hardest hit during the Iran war, a senior International